I'm scheduled to fly to TPA from YYZ on Westjet's 737-800 on June 16th. I've been wondering if it will have winglets.. also, never been on a 737NG, and I think this will be my first flight on such a NEW aircraft.. should be great!

The first -800 will be flying on random rotations for the next week(s). It'll fly down to MCO for LiveTV install and certification (which I heard it 45 days). Once the system is certified, the installs should be timed to coincide with the three -800 deliveries we have in June for LiveTV installs in YXX.

The schedule has not been finalized yet, but preliminary schedules show the -800's flying YVR/YYC-LAX, YVR-YUL/YYZ (1x daily), and YYZ-TPA. I haven't heard of anymore routes.

Thanks CanadaEH! So we can look fwd to the WJ 738 in YYZ this summer. I'm surprised YYZ-YYC is not on the list though, and that YYZ-TPA is on the list, particularly in the summer. Could be a scheduling convenience for the TPA route.

Keep mind mind that the dates that were passed along to me were for September. I spoke with someone in our marketing department and the schedule isn't completely set in stone for the summer. We usually have a Summer Schedule Enhancement press release in April, but I don't know how soon we can expect that given the yes, no, maybe uncetainly over the retirement of the -200's (FYI, all -200's will be gone by Q12005).

Another route which I found to be interesting was that YYZ-YLW will be flown with a 737-600. I don't know if this is the first route, but it was the only one that was passed along to me.